On Aviation and Photography:
"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.” - - Ansel Adams
UPDATED: September 19, 2010
Hi, My name is Bill and I am updating my homepage to reflect a wonderful event in my life...marriage, September 18, 2010, to my best friend Tara...known to many of you as auntietk here on Renderosity.
We "met" shortly after I joined Renderosity in August 2008. We share a love for photography and indeed all types of art.
We live north of Seattle and enjoy getting to share photographic excursions and information with other Renderositians ( is "Renderositians" even a word? ). LOL
As for me, it seems like I've been taking pictures all my life but I didn't get serious enough to purchase my first Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera until May 2008. In May 2009 I upgraded from an Olympus E-510 to an Olympus E-30 with a wide variety of lenses.
My subject areas of interest include absolutely everything but with a frequent return to airplanes, cars, tanks, etc., ...or as Tara says, machines that make lots of noise;-)
If you are curious, I am pictured above in a Grumman Corsair on a taxiway of the Kansas City Downtown Airport. I used to fly and train others to fly airplanes. That will explain my frequent forays into the world of aviation. Last but by no means least, thanks to Pannyhb for introducing me to Renderosity. The moment I saw it I was hooked.
Fine print: Yes, the photo above is a photo manipulation:-)
Comments (25)
photosynthesis
A beautiful & serene sunset with very subtle color changes & gradations - outstanding. But I'm wondering why you classified it as a "photo manipulation"?
bmac62
Oops, I meant to classify this as "Landscape"...I was in too much of a rush to get out the door this morning:-)
CarolusB
lovely
giulband
Fantastic atmosphere !!
durleybeachbum
Absolute perfection!
Wolfenshire
That is an amazing scene. Can't you just feel the ocean breeze and the cooling day as the sun goes down. Wonderful photography.
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
SunriseGirl
Gorgeous sunset scene.
jendellas
Beautiful sunset, as Andrea says, Perfection!! x
ichtvan
Magnifique !!!
jayfar
A very beautiful sunset Bill.
FredNunes
The tree limbs above add a nice balance to this beauty Bill. Well done.
Faemike55
Wonderful capture love those colours
Adobe_One_Kenobi
How relaxed this image makes me feel Bill. It's like one of those album covers for relaxation music. Well done mate!
goodoleboy
As lovely a sunset that one can attain through their camera lens, Bill. But are those contrails I see? Also, the silhouetted branched foreground gives it extra depth and contrast.
MrsRatbag
Absolutely breathtaking, Bill; what a perfect sunset!!
blinkings
Lovely Bill. It's amazing how quickly the sun seems to go down at this time.
auntietk
You make me want to go back there! That was such a terrific campground, and I loved the bay. Beautiful sunset!
T.Rex
Reminds me of the beautiful sunsets I could see from the bedroom window at home in San Francisco. I've often wondered about the name Perdido Bay - perdido as in lost. Did someone get lost? Or was the bay "lost"? Or was something lost? It sets my mind spinning. So, I go back to daydreaming about home and beautiful sunsets to the tunes of Samuel Barber's Serenade for Strings. Keep up the good work even if you made me a bit homesick and nostalgic! :-)
RodS
What a spectacular shot, Bill! This belongs in a promotional piece for Florida travel! :-D Awesome, my friend! What a wonderful time we had with you two! Hope the tail light works, now! LOL!
debbielove
The prelude to Plane heaven lol Stunning sunset mate, a real delight.. Relaxing and calming.. Rob
flavia49
fabulous image
SIGMAWORLD
Beautiful!
Richardphotos
I bet you were not there a few days ago when there was 22 inches of rain unless you have pontoons for your motor home. very beautiful sunset
anahata.c
When you first posted this, I thought of Lake Michigan, which just goes to show that sunrises and sunsets over water can look similar in many places. A big sweeping tranquil sunset capture, and I like that you kept the trees and the foreground in total black (or postworked to that hue), because it allows the sunset hues to predominate. And you got some contrails which match the sweeping clouds (cirrus maybe? see I know a few cloud names!). Everything's right about this, it has the low sweep, intense colors in a thin band surrounded by the darker colors everywhere else, and your blacks dominate the foreground as happens in low sunsets. A beautiful sunset shot from you, Bill.
Buffalo1
Was out there last year and your photo does justice to the beauty of the bay.